Curtain fixture



May 6, 1941.

A. J. DABELSTEIN CURTAIN FIXTURE Filed DBC. 15, 1940 Patented May 6, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CURTAIN FIXTURE I Albert J1` Dabelstein, Chicago, Ill. Y

Application December 13, 1940, Serial No. 370,035

5 Claims.

This invention relates to curtain. fixtures but more particularly to an improved bracket or holder for supporting curtain. or drapery poles, rods and the like, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide an improvedA structure of this character which will permit off a ready swinging of a curtain or drape supported thereby across or tov one side and out of the way with respect to the Window in connection with which it is employed, without the necessity of sliding the drapery or curtain supporting rings upon the rod` or pole.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the rod or pole itself may be longitudinally adjusted with respect-to the bracket and maintained'. in its adjustable position with: respect thereto. y

A further ob-ject is to provide an improved supplemental bracket. which directly supports the rod or pole, and which supplemental bracket itself is adapted .to be attached to. a conventional form of bracket, which latter is secured to the window or door frame, and withrespect to which conventional form of bracket Vthe supplemental bracket is adapted for free pivotal or, swinging movement on an axis transverse to the longitudinal dimension ofthe rod or pole.

To the attainment of these ends and the-ac,- complishment of other new and useful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination andv arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device of this character constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention and showing the same as applied to a Window frame.

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of the bracket or rod holder.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of a conventional form of bracket for supporting the rod holder.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, as taken on line 4--4 Figure 1.

The rod holder or supplemental bracket consists essentially of a stem I0 which may be of any desired size and conguration and is preferably constructed of sheet material bent into form.

Secured to the stem at the upper end thereof in any desired or suitable manner and projecting laterally beyond opposite sides of the stem is a head or body member II which may be constructed of any suitable material, but preierably of sheet material bent into shape. This head projects for a substantial distance on both sides of the stem and the extremities thereof are bent or deflected laterally, as at I2, so as to form end members which are arranged in alinement and are-spaced a substantial distance from each other. In each of the end members there is 'provided an aperture I3 and these apertures are in` registering alinement.

A portion of the body of the head intermediate the end members I2 and along one edge of the body is bent or deflected into the space between the end members -I2 and at a substantially right angle to the body II, as at I4', so as to form an overhang-ing lip or projection. Threaded through a suitable opening in the portion I4 is an adjustable screw I5 and the opening through which the -screw passes is preferably located substantially at the center of the head orbody` portion II.

The curtain or drapery rod I6 is positioned so that one extremity thereof passes through the alined openings I3 in the head and when in position, the screw I5 is adjusted so as to impinge the rod and thereby maintain the rod against longitudinal movement or through the openings I3.

The openings I3 may be of any desired conguration in cross-section and the rod I6 may also be. of any suitable configuration to fit within these openings. If desired, the openings I3 may be of a diameter greater than the external diameter of the rod I6 so as to accommodate rods of diiferent diameters. In each instance, however, the rod Will be held against movement with respect to the fixture by means of the clamping or securing screw I5.

The rod holder or supplemental bracket thus formed is adapted to be supported and held in position by means of a bracket designated generally by the reference numeral I1 that is secured to a window frame I8 in any suitable manner. This bracket I1 is preferably provided with a forwardly projecting inverted U-shaped portion I9 and through the sides of the portion I9 there may be provided openings 20, the openings in opposite sides being in alinement.

The rod may be first inserted in the supplemental bracket by passing one end thereof through the openings I3 in the end members I2 and may be clamped by means of the screw I5, before the supplement-al bracket is placed in position with respect to the bracket I1, or the supplemental bracket may be placed in the bracket I'I before the rod I6 is placed in position.

After the rod I6 is adjusted through the end members vI2 it is secured by the clamping screw rod I6. When the curtain has been thus attached to the rod, it will be clearly manifest that the rod I together with the supplemental .bracket or rod holder may be swung abouta vert-ical axis. 'I'hat is, the stem I0 mounted in the portion I9 of the bracket I'I will serve as a pivot about which these parts may be swung into and out of position.

In the preferred form of the invention, the stem I0 is angular in cross-section for the purpose of rigidity and -cheapness of construction, and the openings 20 in which the stem is adapted lto be placed are of such a diameter as lto permit a free pivotal movement of the stem I0 in the bracket I1. The supplemental bracket is supported by the outwardly projecting portion I9 of the bracket I1 by reason of the fact that the lower edge of the body or head I I will engage and rest upon the lportion I9 of the bracket I1.

While the `preferred form of the invention has `been herein shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangements of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new is:

Y 1. A curtain fixture embodying va -rod holder, said holder embodying a stem, a head carried by the end of the stem and projecting laterally beyond opposite sides thereof,'the extremities of the head being shaped to form spaced end members disposed at substantially right angles to the head and provided with alined openings therethrough for the reception of a curtain rod, means engaging the rod intermediate said end members for maintaining said rod against longitudinal movement in said openings, and means for rotatably and removably supporting said fixture by said stem.

2. A cur-tain fixture embodying a rod holder, said holder embodying a stem, a head carried by the end of the stem and formed of sheet material, said hea-d projecting laterally beyond opposite sides of the stem, the extremities of the head being shaped to form laterally spaced end members disposed at substantially right angles to the head and provided with alined openings therethrough for the reception of a curtain rod, a portion of said head between said end member being shaped to form a support disposed between said end members, an adjustable element carried by said support for engagement Ywith the rod to maintain the rod against longitudinal movement with respect to said xture, and means for ro- Y tatably and rem-ovably supporting said fixture by YYsaid stem.

' 3. As an article of manufacture a rod holder for a curtain xture and comprising a stem, a head formed of sheet material extending laterally beyond opposite sides of the stem, upright end members carried by the head and spaced a substantial distance from each other, anda sup- -port for an adjustable screw element disposed between said end members, there being alined openings in said end members for the reception of acurtain rod.

f1. As an article of manufacture a rod holder for a curtain xture and comprising a stem, a head extending laterally beyond opposite sides of the stemjand upright end members carried by the head and spaced a substantial distance from each other, there being alined openings in said end members for the reception of a curtain rod, :a portion of said head between the end members being shaped to form an overhanging projection spaced above the head, for the reception of an adjustable screw element.

5. As an article of manufacture a curtain ilxture formed of sheet material shaped to provide a head and a stem arranged perpendicular thereto and spaced from the ends of the head, the extremities of the head being deected to form alined apertured end members spaced a substantialdistance from eachother, a portion of the head along one edge between said end members being shaped to form an overhanging ledge or projection spaced from that portion of the face of the head which is between said end members.

ALBERT J. DABELSTEIN. 

